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<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<ol>
Wickes Class Destroyer<br/>
Keel Laid March 19 1918 - Launched August 17 1918<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ROPER Destroyer No. 147'''<br/>
Commissioned February 15 1919<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ROPER DD-147'''<br/>
Designated (DD) July 17 1920<br/>
Decommissioned December 14 1922<br/>
Recommissioned March 18 1930<br/><br/>
<li>'''USS ROPER APD-20'''<br/>
Reclassified High-speed Transport (APD) October 20 1943<br/>
Struck by Kamikaze May 25 1945<br/>
Decommissioned September 15 1945<br/><br/>
Stricken October 11 1945<br/>
Sold March 31 1946 and broken up for scrap
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li>[[Roper_APD_20_Covers_Page_1 |Roper Covers Page 1]]    (1932-41)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Date From<br/>to<br/>Date To</th>
<th align="center" width="320">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="140">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>







<hr/>
<h4>2nd Commissioning March 18 1930 to September 15 1945</h4>




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BTT)<br/><br/>"DEFEND /<br/>AMERICA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-10-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD_147_19341012_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="140">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD_147_19341012_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ | Columbus Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Leonard_Rogers_ | Leonard Rogers]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BTT)<br/><br/>"DEFEND /<br/>AMERICA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-10-12
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD_147_19341012_2_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="140">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD_147_19341012_2_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
[[Cachet_Category_Columbus_Day_ | Columbus Day]], cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Leonard_Rogers_ | Leonard Rogers]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3 (BC-BTT)<br/><br/>"SAN DIEGO /<br/>CAL"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1936-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19361111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="140">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19361111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Armistice Day, Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_Fred_Wayman_ | Fred Wayman]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3b (BC-BXT)<br/><br/>"PORTSMOUTH /<br/>VIRGINIA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1937-12-25
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19371225_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="140">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19371225_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Christmas Day, serviced by Tazewell G. Nicholson<br/>This cover has has a Type P postmark from [[NOKOMIS_PY_6_ | USS Nokomis PY-6]] and three different straight-line markings from [[DECATUR_DD_341_ | USS Decatur DD-341]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3r (AC-BBT)<br/><br/>"ENROUTE /<br/>NORFOLK VA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1939-03-17
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19390317_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="140">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19390317_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
St. Patrick's Day<br/>Cachet by [[Cachet_Maker_John_H_Brandt_ | John H. Brandt]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3s (A)<br/><br/>"SAN DIEGO /<br/>CALIFORNIA"
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1932-11-11
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19321111_1_Postmark.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="140">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_Roper_DD147_19321111_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Armistice Day, printed envelope by [[Cachet_Maker_Conrath_Printery_ | Conrath Printery]]




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type<br/>3s (A)
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1934-07-04
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:Bunter_Roper_APD_20_19340704_1_pm1.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="140">
[[Image:Bunter_Roper_APD_20_19340704_1_front.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Notes:




<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td valign="center" align="center" width="140">
Locy Type Fz<br/><br/>USCS Catalog<br/>Illustration<br/>CD-Z3
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
1941-08-08
</td><td align="center" width="320">
[[Image:JonBurdett roper dd147 19410808 pm.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="140">
[[Image:JonBurdett roper dd147 19410808.jpg|thumb|center|100px]]
</td></tr></table>
Notes:


<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
ROPER earned four battle stars during World War II<br/><br/>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Jesse M. Roper (October 29 1851 - March 31 1901)<br/>
Roper was appointed Midshipman in June 1868 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1872. Commissioned Lieutenant Commander in 1899, he assumed command of [[PETREL PG 2|USS PETREL PG-2]] shortly thereafter. On March 31 1901, while PETREL was moored at Cavite, Phillipine Islands [sic; Philippine Islands], fire broke out in the sail room, adjacent to the magazines. Lieutenant Commander Roper went down into the burning area twice. Overcome by smoke on his last descent, to rescue a trapped seaman, Lieutenant Commander Roper suffocated before help could reach him



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ROPER APD 20 - Revision history

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JonBurdett: added 1 cover